framing

noun

fram·​ing ˈfrā-miŋ How to pronounce framing (audio)
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Examples of framing in a Sentence

the framing of the debate will consist of a predetermined order of turns and follow-up comments
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Both photographers transform trees into arboreal personae through intent perusal and framing, deploy cars less as signifiers than as compositional forms, and relish discovering architectural oddities. James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Heat pumps are, in the conventional framing, a decarbonization technology. Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 As for agentic commerce, in Jain’s framing, only Google, Anthropic, and Bilt have the breadth of demand-side merchant integrations to power AI commerce in the physical world. Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 May 2026 McClymont’s framing is worth returning to here. Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for framing

Word History

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of framing was in 1703

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“Framing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/framing. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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